CHRISTOPHER KNAUS
A Canberra paramedic who was allegedly called ''sooty'' has been too traumatised to return to work for more than a month, and says the racist insult has devastated him and his family.

JOHN COLLETT
If the fearless forecasts of economists and analysts for 2013 prove correct, our sharemarket will hit 5000 points, interest rates will slide, and the Australian dollar will finally lose some heat.